Postcode · Tamworth
Crime in B79 7XE
How much crime is recorded in B79 7XE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Coton Farm & Perry Crofts
- Council
- Tamworth
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,159 (2024)
B79 7XETamworth
How safe is B79 7XE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B79 7XE area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
B79 7XENational
Burglary20.59.1
Violence and sexual offences7.323.6
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Other theft2.74.5
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Shoplifting1.78.4
Public order1.64.6
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Other crime0.41.5
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 64% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.